Rope-drum attachment for tractors



H. l. EATON ET AL ROPE DRUM ATTACHMENT FOR TRACTORS May 15, 41923.

5 sheets-sheet May 15, 1923.

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HAROLD i. EATON; or vENTNoR,

PATENT carica.

AND FREDERICK A REILEY, or ATLANTIC CITY,

New JERSEY. .f

Born-Daum ATTACHMENT roeu TnAoToias;

Appiicauon fired April 19, 1921.. vseriarNo. 462.690.

To @ZZ whom `15 may concernl Be it known that we, HARoLD 1,. EATON and FREDERICK A. liilarnrnr, citizens of the' United States, residingvin Ventnor and Atlantic City, New Jersey, respectively, have invented rcertain Improvements 1n Rope- Drum Attachments for Tractors, of which the following is a specification..

"lfhe object of thisvinvention is to provide a rope drum attachment for a tractor so that the power of the tractor can be used to rotate the drum` and which can be disconnected from the power mechanism of the tractor' when it is wished to move the tractor from place to place. .l

The invention is particularly adapted for use in connectionv with a ditching machine for making ditches in saltmarsh wherethe power mechanism must be located some distance from the ditching machine, but the invention can be used for pulling stumps or for hoisting materials without departing from the essential feature of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side view of a portion of the tractor illustrating our improved rope drum attachment Fig. 2 is a plan view;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3, Fig. 1;

Fig. 4: is a sectional view on the line 4 4 of F ig. 1, and

Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view showing our invention as applied to a ditch plow.

1 is the body of tractor with a rear framey 2 in which are mounted the aXles for the traction wheels 3. 4: is the operators seat and 5 is the steering' handle and 6- is a bracket at the rear of the tractor. Secured to this bracket is an angle bar 7 in the present instance as shown in Fig. 3 which is attached to two channel beams 8 extending forward beyond the seat and secured at 9 to any convenient place on the tractor. rIhis forms a frame to which the rope drum mechanism is connected. p

Mounted on the channel beams 8 are bars 10 which are adjustably secured thereto by means of bolts 11. These bars carry at their rear ends the bearings 12 for theshaft13. Keyed to this shaft is a belt pulley 14C around which passes a belt 15 and this belt passes around a pulley 16 driven from the f power mechanism of the tractor. Keyed to the shaft 13 isa clutch member 17 which i can slide on but n'iustturn. with the shaft and this clutch member. has jaws which are arrange-d to enter the recesses in the hub` 13 of a pinion 19 which is loose on the shaft 13 and which meshes with `a gear lwheel 20 on a shaft 21 adapted to bearings 22 on an colf inclined frame 23. pivoted on the ybearingA bushings 12 ofthe shaft 13, `and secured to the shaft 21 is a rope drum2thaving y flanges 25 and around 'which the draft rope is coiled. 26 is a shifting leven-for 'the clutch and thislever is pivoted at 27 toa i link 28 which inturn `is pivotedfat 29 to f an 'extension 30 on the frame 23so that lon moving th'e leverzthe clutch ycan be thrown. p into or out of engagementwith the pinion.`

`The lower portion of the vframeisfcarried by a shoe or sled 31, which is located between the two members of the frame 23. The sled is made wide andlongso as to have an eX- tended bearing on the ground. The sled. has bearings `32 which lare mounted onla transverse rod'33 rmlysecured to the lower portion .of the frame 23, and pivoted at 34 to a bracket 35 on each member of the frame 23 is a flat stake 36 which is bent as shown in Fig. 1 and is pointed at its lower end so that while the sled'rests on the ground these stakes ateach side of the shoe project into the ground a sufficient distance to firmly 'l anchor the tractor and the drum frame in position, the weight of the tractor alsoaid ing` in holding` the parts in their positions.

By the above construction -it will be seen 4,that we are enabled to drive the tractor forward by its own power to a certain point and by placing the stakes in position the moment the power is applied the tractor `will be drawn back t-o a limited extent driving the stakes into .the ground and as the shoe l,

is broad and iat it will properly supportthe drum frame and the tractor will be held in position whiley the plow is drawn for-` ward.

rope a is attached to a ditching machine lor plow I); These ditching machines Aare used particularly in cutting ditches in salt marsh where the ground is not firm but as the trac- 4 la As shown in the diagram Fig. the drum tor has a comparatively large wheel base and the shoe is of a. large size the tractor and the drum willv be supported bythe ground, and b vthrowing` in the clutch,

power is applied to turn the rope drum and j tance in advance oitv the plowand this, movement will pull the stakes out ofthe ground and they may trail on 'the ground or be lifted clear of the ground until another stop is made and then when power is again applied to the drum the atalree will be forced into the ground and the ditching plow willbe moved forward, and this is repeated until the ditch has been cut to the n point desired.

l/Ve claim: Y

l. The combination or' ar tractor, a frame mounted thereon, ,beams carried by the iframe having bearings, a shaft mounted in the bearingS, a drum supporting frame piv oted to the shaft and 'extending diagonally towards the'ground, a shoe pivotally mounted on `the lower end of the frame, stakes on y the frame arranged to penetrate the ground;

shaft bearings on the frame, a drinn shaft mounted on the bearings, a drum thereon, a

gear wheel on said shaft7 a pinion on thel .tiret mentioned shaft meshing withithe gear wheel, a vclutch for ,throwing the pinion in engagement with the shaft,a belt wheel on the intermediate shaft, a belt wheel driven ing around both 'wheels so that motion will be imparted to the belt and gearing through the drum. l

2. The combination of 'a tractor, a 'frame pvoted Yto the tractor at the rear thereof, an intermediate shaft at y,the pivot, means for driving said intermediate shaft from the mechanism' of the tractor, a drum shaft on by the motor of the tractor and a belt passthe frame, a drum thereon7 gearing between the drum shaft and the intermediate shaft, and a clutch throughv ywhich motionv is imparted to the drum shaft, a shoe for Supa porting the lower end of the pivoted ,traine and pivoted stakes inountedon the frameandarrang'ed to extend into thev ground when the mechanism is pulling aY load through the medium of a rope coiled on the drum.

-HAROLD I. EATON. FREDERCK, A. REILE Y.- 

